@mattyglesias Is this true? Is it illegal for people who don't live in the neighborhood to come to public meetings where new developments are discussed?
Maybe so, but I'm not aware of that being the case
@CEORTF_Inc@mattyglesias As opposed to what common usage for a state that used to be Czechoslovakia but ceased being that when it split apart? I don't think there's a real alternative, is there?
@larspetrus@mattyglesias The problem with Sweden is Americans' irresistible and unfortunate tendency to go all "Svee-DEN" with a silly accent
We (well, I) really need to stop doing that
@mattyglesias I demand people in Spain and Latin America stop writing "Etados Unidos" and use our real name, dammit
And you French with your "Les Etats Unis" -- we're coming for you
@mattyglesias The NBA is going to be so boring in a couple years
Which team will win the trophy?
Who will be named MVP?
Like, so much uncertainty, especially on the question of whether the Spurs' Finals opponent will win one or two games
(Assuming they replace Fox with someone good)
@Timodc The losing side came back a couple decades later to beat the hell out of the winning side in just a couple weeks
So, perhaps not the most relevant question
@mattyglesias He won my precinct with a majority, beating Karen Bass by 23 points
Sigh. Neighbors, man
(His best precinct (those with >1000 votes) was in the Orthodox Jewish Pico-Robertson area)
@samstein I'm glad to see that Iran has mastered that "copy and paste" thing
Sam, you're better than this. It's what they've always said. Like, sure, okay . . . and?